Caring is not reaching out at someone, or discussing only things I can relate with, or making what you experience the same as whatever I’ve experienced.
No core….
| No core / easily swayed | Has core |
| Easygoing / amenable | Inflexible / unfriendly |
If I identify….
“If I identify as a victim, I do not need to change.” Not true—I am half of the problem.
Helpful….
| Helpful | Interfering / obstructionist |
| No agency | In charge / directing |
Centric….
selfless
they do not seek
the center
of attention
they seek
the center
of God
to the glory
of One
What the shrunken self….
What the shrunken self wants: to stay the way it is, continue to bring to the table what it has always brought to the table, and have everything work out in its favor unconditionally.
Righteously indignant….
| Righteously indignant | Accepting |
| Just | Allowing unsafe and criminal behavior |
I Know Who I Am….
After reading her poem titled “Centric,” Rohini explains how Grace is crucial to getting beyond a merely intellectual understanding of the Self and to actual experience of the Self, which is where spiritual practice begins.
The Truth Prevails….
Rohini tells the story of when she received a powerful experience from her Guru Swami Muktananda in 1979, and relates a story Baba told her at the time as a way of teaching her how the world works, and how Truth works in the world.